built for business. >>> san quentin is home to the only operating execution chamber in california. d a condemned row that houses the highest level inmates in the state. >> as of today, we have 644 inmates on death row. and 622 of them are currently housed at san quentin. the other 22 are either out to court or seeking medical attention somewhere possibly in federal jurisdiction outside of the state. >> san quentin's condemned row houses california's most heinous criminals, such as the 1980s night stalker richard ramirez, the man who killed polly klaas, richard allen davis, whose crime led to california's three strikes law, and scott peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife. >> the bottom line is, we don't allow filming in condemned row simply because it's department policy. >> though denied access to condemned row, our producers found an inmate who lived there for nearly 20 years. >> when i arrived on death row, it was in the winter of '91. i remember because it was real cold, there was icicles on the ground. my condition for the death penalty was the double felony, the mu

built in 1852, california san quentin is one of the oldest prisons we visited. >> approximately 1985, brand new correctional officer here at ie san quentin. i was working graveyard in a section called donner. >> this officer is a member of the investigative services unit, an elite team of c.o.s who track gang activity and other threats to the institution. >> one night my partner and i were working graveyard. i was sitting with my back to a file cabinet just like this. there was a row of padlocks on the top handle. my partner and i were talking, all of a sudden, the locks started rattling back and forth together, clacking. he looked at it. i looked at it. see, i'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. we both ran out of the office. we had no explanation as to what that was. we asked some other officers and they said that, you know, the unit is probably haunted. so never can tell. there was no explanation for it. there was no earthquake. the inmates weren't complaining in the unit about the ground moving. there were no wild animals in there. i didn't bump it. he didn't bump it. so

he now waits transfer to california's notorious san quentin state prison just 40 miles west of santantil he leaves, he will be in the jail's most restrictive high security housing unit for an alleged act of violence that occurred two months earlier. this time the victim was another inmate, robert haynes. >> my face, i couldn't believe it. >> beautiful face. so sad, man. surprised, man. >> charged with pimping, pandering and human trafficking to which he has pled not guilty, haynes says he had a friendly relationship with white. >> he was cool though. i didn't really have no problems with him till that day the day he lost a bet. >> according to haynes, white lost a bet with him over a football game. the wager was two $1 containers of instant soup from the jail commissary. >> he didn't want to give it up. then he did. when he gave it up, he started mouthing. i started mouthing him back. come holler at me in the cell. >> hanes says when he stepped inside the cell, white lunged at him. >> sliced me in the face with a razor. i didn't even see the razor in his hand, he did it so fast. i gu

he now waits transfer to california's notorious san quentin state prison just 40 miles west of santantil he leaves, he will be in the jail's most restrictive high security housing unit for an alleged act of violence that occurred two months earlier. this time the victim was another inmate, robert haynes. >> my face, i couldn't believe it. >> beautiful face. so sad, man. surprised, man. >> charged with pimping, pandering and human trafficking to which he has pled not guilty, haynes says he had a friendly relationship with white. >> he was cool though. i didn't really have no problems with him till that day the day he lost a bet. >> according to haynes, white lost a bet with him over a football game. the wager was two $1 containers of instant soup from the jail commissary. >> he didn't want to give it up. then he did. when he gave it up, he started mouthing. i started mouthing him back. come holler at me in the cell. >> hanes says when he stepped inside the cell, white lunged at him. >> sliced me in the face with a razor. i didn't even see the razor in his hand, he did it so fast. i gu

san quentin, extended stay." >> in america's prisons, violence is a way of life. san quentin, the oldest prison in california, has one of the longest histories of violence. >> there's fistfights going on, there's guys getting beat up pretty good. >> whether it's an inmate fresh off the street -- >> i refuse to get disrespected by anybody. >> a gang dropout in protective custody. >> it happened a couple of days ago so -- >> or an officer trying to maintain order. >> he was going for the jugular but he just missed. >> they've all fallen victim to violent attacks. in the three months we were at san quentin, we saw our fair share. ♪ for the ruler of all evil i pray to god i don't die for the wrong people ♪ >> administrative segregation, otherwise known as ad seg, is a unit mainly reserved for the worst of the worst offenders at san quentin. >> it's a place where they need to be if they need to be separated from the general population. >> step forward. >> ad seg inmates live in single man cells, are on lockdown 23 hours a day and are handcuffed and escorted by officers for all moves. >> represent [ bleep ] san qu

the man who killed his child was sentenced to death and is serving time in san quentin prison here in californiaet's talk more about the president's proposed crack down on on illegal immigration. good to see you, john. >> good to be here, thank you. >> let me begin with this dhs proposal that would separate children from adults when they try to cross the border illegally. ing how might this be different from an effort under the obama administration but not carried out because some said it would be complicated. >> we have a humanitarian crisis at the southern border but my concern with this is you're separating children from families, from their mothers and there are better ways of doing this. we can -- the ways to address is is by increasing the number of immigration court judges so courts have the capacity to deal with these cases and encourage mexico to do more on the southern boarder to stop people from coming in in the first place. finally we can do more with refugee centers in central america that would prevent these families from coming forward to make these efforts. >> so you argue that i

california state seal. it was forged by inmate welders at san quentin from 1952.son that offer vocational trading, welding has always been aamong the most common about. 20 miles south of sacramento's downtown jail sits its branch facility. it's here inmate welders carry on the tradition. >> you get that 9:00 to 5:00 job feeling like you're back on the streets working a job. i've been on a hiatus the last ten years doing nothing. at 52, i guess it's time i start doing what i should have probably been doing years ago. >> overton is serving one year on his laters conviction, possession of a firearm by a felon. >> i haven't been in this jail since '90 something. i thought i would never see the inside of this one again. >> he served time in jail several times over the past 25 years on multiple counts of forgery, identity theft and drug possession. >> i've got the experience of welding. keep a job and get money put away finally instead of screwing around like an idiot like i have been a few years. >> the more experienced inmates take on jobs for outside clients such as

going behind the walls of california's oldest prison for a look at the annual san quentin marathon.>> it felt that much closer. >> march madness is heating up as st. mary's prepares for the first game of the big dance.>>> thursday morning in the bay area and across the country overcast skies the wipers going this morning. making our way to the city a beautiful morning. here in the san francisco bay area inside we are warming up for mornings on 2. we want to bring in south i know you have something about a jackknifed big rig. >> you say tennessee street blocked right now. westbound direction might be taking a long time. >> it is time to dance. we won't say who we picked we will talk about it later but i want to ask the viewers we are having a problem with the wager send us a tweet who you think will win the bracket. >> no money. the proposed budget released by president trump contains pay cuts to domestic programs while boosting defense spending democrats say the president has missed the mark with his budget priority. >> the strength depends on our vitality of our communities, all of w

going behind the walls of california's oldest prison for a look at the annual san quentin marathon.>>t felt that much closer. >> march madness is heating up as st. mary's prepares for the first game of the big dance.>>> thursday morning in the bay area and across the country overcast skies the wipers going this morning. making our way to the city a beautiful morning. here in the san francisco bay area inside we are warming up for mornings on 2. we want to bring in south i know you have something about a jackknifed big rig. >>

san quentin prison. he was sentenced to death. erin? >> thank you very much, sara. "out front" now, a californiar kev din de le leon, democrat, and former congressman tom tancredo. senator, let me start with the question that jameel shaw put. he says he blames people who support sanctuary cities for his son's death. you support those cities. you are in l.a. you are an elected representative. what do you say to him? >> my heart goes out to the shaw fami family. it was a tragic death. the individual who killed his son is a bad person and is getting what he deserves, no doubt, being in prison in san quentin. i can say that the term sanctuary cities is nebulous. it means different things to different people. on the far right, it's a volatile political term. on the left, it's somewhat misleading. there's no such thing as an invisible theeld or if you're an undocumented immigrant you can run under that shield or behind that shield and you're protected. the reality is that immigration law is enforced by a federal immigration authorities, homeland security, and i.c.e., and no one can protect you from th

. >>> death row inmates in california will not be kept in solitary confinement because of gang affiliations. six san quentin inmates sued in 2015 saying they were held under inhumane and degrading conditions in the adjustment center. one inmate had been there for 26 years. twos for more than a decade. they can be sent there if considered an immediate danger to the prison or others. >>> the recent rains have caused potholes as i'm sure you are aware of. bell is introducing a funding package to pay for continuing road maintenance instead of just repairs. when it comes to fixing the situation, lawmakers should be doing better. >> we have a budget that is get eneaten away by -- getting eaten away by the damages. it is going to get worse and worse. >> it is more expensive to put band-aids on and keep buying band-aids. >> caltrans spent some $600 million on emergency road repairs. it would involve increases in gas taxes, vehicle registration fee. >>> well, movie goers in russia may have the chance to see beauty and the best but it comes with a restriction. russia's culture ministry says it will release the movie